Favorite sci-fi movie

What are your favorite sci-fi films? I'm not talking about the ones that the critics liked, but that YOU liked. Which ones can you just watch over and over again?

I'm tempted to say Star Wars, but my vote will definitely have to go to Aliens. The claustrophobic atmosphere, punctuated by intense fire fights, resonated with me.

"Contact" - 1997 holywood movie

SERENITY - wish I could pick something older but it has it all

"and that is not incense..." - classic already

"Firefly" was a great series, not just sci-fi, but great in general, and "Serenity" was a great movie. My favorite sci-fi movies of all time however, are between "The Thing" with Kurt Russell, and Predator, with Ahnuld. I could seriously watch either one all day for a long time without getting bored, and if I mixed those with movies like "Bloodsport" and "Commando", I could watch the same BS for virtually forever.

equilibrium is quite nicely done. its not just shooting parts but the whole idea behind (which is of course based on "brave new world")

Star Wars - Alec Guinness, Harrison Ford, space battles and a light sabres…….what more could you ask for in a sci-fi film. A close second though is Aliens the sequel to Alien.

I'd say the Babylon 5 series and the spin-off movies.
Battlestar Galactica and Equilibrium were definitely very good also..

I have to go with Contact.
Independence Day was the worst by far.

Alien(and sequels)
Star Wars

hell yeah. Contact was awesome. I watched it again on TV, and found new appreciation for that movie.

Aliens of course. I might as well do some runners-up too (in no order)...

2001: A Space Odyssey
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Solaris (original)
Invasion of the Bodysnatchers (Goldblum is so young in this one.)

Originally Posted by Dorian Gray

Solaris (original)

ahh that is an evil drug!
ok if i were already alive at the release I would maybe like it

Star Wars IV A New Hope

Love that movie!

some other sci-fi movies also not bad:

A.I. Artificial Intelligence
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The Chronicles of Riddick

Except:
Aliens (totally un-sci fi).

'Equlibrium', 'Aliens' and few others

Blade Runner and Dune, 2 of the best movies ever.

alien
the descnet


wtf contact flat out sucked

I really like The 5th Element.

Originally Posted by Hotspur

I really like The 5th Element.

Cool film. As a smoker it really got me about the cigarettes of the future! Probably cost £30 a pack too.

Would Children Of Men be considered sci-fi?